The recent shooting incident in Cupertino got me thinking: every so often, we see news of really bad criminals being shot dead. My first thought is usually, "Great, more taxpayer dollars saved!" However, it's kind of a downer when it's learned that the shooting is done by police rather than a CCW'er.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to take away from the officer who did society a huge favor, and a criminal being shot dead is, more often than not, a case of "a gun being used to save lives."
However, I couldn't help but to think that it would have been better for "us" if the shooting was done by a regular armed citizen. If crime-stopping actions are performed almost exclusively by police, then the masses would think that "regular citizens don't need guns before the police will protect them."
Does this happen to anyone else here?
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to take away from the officer who did society a huge favor, and a criminal being shot dead is, more often than not, a case of "a gun being used to save lives."
However, I couldn't help but to think that it would have been better for "us" if the shooting was done by a regular armed citizen. If crime-stopping actions are performed almost exclusively by police, then the masses would think that "regular citizens don't need guns before the police will protect them."
Does this happen to anyone else here?